This week on TALK! with AUDREY:DR. PRIYA AGRAWAL, Executive Director of Merck for Mothers joins me to talk aboutmaternal ortality. According to the World Health Organization and other internationally recognized experts and organizations,though the global rate of death due to complications experienced during pregnancy and childbirth decreased by nearly 50% between 1990, it has nearly doubled in the U.S. during the same time period. Here's an interesting fact: The U.S. has the worst rate of maternal mortality among industrialized nations, ranking 47th worldwide. Visit: merckformothers.com

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